http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Some of your comments and particularly ones made in that post which included the cop body-checking the cyclist have made me a Phan of Phanbouy.]]>Aug 4th 2008 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.mncast.com/player/index.asp?mnum=5401069&prevmnum=5419070]]>Aug 4th 2008 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
No its caketown.]]>Aug 4th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
Insanity? rofl... Yeah that's the word for it...

Don't worry... things will change when he moves out of his parents basement and gets a job. ;)]]>Aug 4th 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/

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I'll have your mom send you down some hotpockets in a few... ;)]]>Aug 4th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
I resent that]]>Aug 7th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 6:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
It messes with your head.]]>Aug 4th 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
and no, it's not a "youtube thing" that made the UI look janky - that was the UI. Now it might be unfinished or something, but they can't blame youtube for that one.]]>Aug 4th 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
Still, it seems good .. icons not of my taste is no reason not to buy it.

But..

I'm still waiting for the Sony Xperia X1.. I hate to carry multiple devices.
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makest he iPhone look like shit (not that it looks that amazing in the first place)]]>Aug 4th 2008 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
No doubt the X1's still in development...But I'd rather go with HTC's new Touch Pro over the X1 from what I've seen. :o]]>Aug 4th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/looks like the framerate is a little slow, like 15-20. not too bad, but it would look nicer if it were completely smooth, which is definitely possible based on the simplicity of the menus.]]>Aug 4th 2008 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Looks to me like iPod Touch killer. Just slap on phone into it and you've got world domination.]]>Aug 4th 2008 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
i mean, definitely the hipness, the ipod touch looks just as cool as the iphone, BUT, the ipod touch is holycrap expensive in the DMP arena. if this is cheap, it might have a shot at doing better than non-pods, but i don't expect anything to dominate apple anytime soon, as they keep pushing their DLC angle (and i reluctantly admit, they're doing a very good job with it).

Bottom line is DLC/DRM is an amazing way to create brand equity / loytalty. I don't think a lot of people realize that (thus the reason the xbox is so successful as well).]]>Aug 4th 2008 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
It's not that nobody can beat Apple, its that Apple's products are solid, with awesome design and user experience that is (overall) second to none. That is why Apple is so firmly entrenched right now, not the relative ease of FairPlay.

People don't see me buy music from the iTunes Music Store and say, "Wow, I've gotta have an iPhone/iPod/MacBook so I can do that!" They hold the device, see what it can do, experience it for a few moments; and THEN they say it.

I think you'll be hard-pressed to find a DMP as thin, powerful, and full-featured (especially now that the App Store has launched) as the iPod Touch for a significantly lower price.

Making good products is an amazing way to create brand equity / loyalty. ]]>Aug 4th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
I know I've been very happy with my clix2, this thing reminds me of the way the original clix looked. Very cool, probably wait for the second rev of it to hit in a year or so.]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
iRiver looks like its stepping up to challenge Sony and Creative.. sounds like fun, despite how Sony and Creative might just crush the competition..

Can't say for sure, I'm still a bit frustrated over my crappy 30GB iPod Video..

Cheers,
Nick]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Now as for iriver, a nice interface, AMOLED screen, and cool way of controlling a device isn't going to make up for the disappointment this device turned out to be. This was suppose to have a microsd card slot and go up to 16gb of space, but it has no card slot and we would be lucky if it even goes up to 16gb of space. Sound quality of the latest batch of their devices are also pretty bad. The company is going down the hill after their good CEO left to start his own company MintPass. The new CEO is out sourcing some of its parts to China so it keeps cost of the them down and while still charging a premium for a device that is nothing specially any more.

Sony, Samsung, and Cowon are so far the only ones not to go down hill. I would say Toshiba too but all their good stuff is in asia.]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
I don't see the advantage of the roller control over, say, a blackberry wheel for instance. I wonder how easy it is to see something off after you've turned on the tunes and put it in your pocket.

About games - what platform is it? Will it support other apps? Can you text on the screen? I didn't see that. Basically I'd need a LOT more information.]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
The one question that I've got to ask is, what music is that in the background?? ]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/
And that is only the device - I would love to see the music software that comes with it, will there be a repository for flash applications so that they can be easily downloaded, etc etc? We all know answer to this, I'm afraid.

As "gad get" commented - iPod is a part of an eco-system and snazzy devices although nice - simply won't cut it anymore. Cool that they have DVB reception though!]]>Aug 4th 2008 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/iriver-spinn-ui-caught-on-video-kills-without-words/Aug 4th 2008 3:44AM